I need a pin trading expert

[TallyLassie]

I bought two of the 6 piece disney album covers pin set at disneyshopping for my kids to trade. Now I found this information on pin trading etiquette at laughingplace. com:

"Certain pin sets must be traded as sets. If a single pin from the set does not complete the intended picture or statement alone, such as carded pin sets, all pins in the set must be traded as one pin. (sets will soon be numbered 1 of 2 or 2 of 2, to let Guests know that they are part of a set)"

Does this mean the set cannot be traded individually? I don't see numbers on the pins. Help!

 

[tjmw2727]

Good question, I have traded pins that came as a set but they didn't "form a picture"...

There is a pin trading board here that will have lots of great information you may want to post your question there as well.

Scroll down past this forum all the way to the collectors forum. Lots of pin traders there -

HTH
TJ

 

[kaw1218]

I bought two of the 6 piece disney album covers pin set at disneyshopping for my kids to trade. Now I found this information on pin trading etiquette at laughingplace. com:

"Certain pin sets must be traded as sets. If a single pin from the set does not complete the intended picture or statement alone, such as carded pin sets, all pins in the set must be traded as one pin. (sets will soon be numbered 1 of 2 or 2 of 2, to let Guests know that they are part of a set)"

Does this mean the set cannot be traded individually? I don't see numbers on the pins. Help!

I didn't know that. My DDs have been trading pins the last few times we have gone.
I have always purchased the sets at disneyshopping. With the discounts and free shipping I can get them pretty cheap( My kids usually keep half and then trade the other). We have never had any problem trading these pins. They pretty much stick with CMs. (A CM with a green layard will only trade pins with children.) Most pins traders are very understanding and will explain the process and what is not allowed. I have never found anyone to be rude or anything like that. My suggestion is just be honest with the trader, they might like the challenge of finding the rest of the set. Good Luck!




Added note: My DH just said that it sounds like they are talking about the pins that complete a big pin. He has a set of individual pins that when put together make a christmas wreath. I can't be sure though. Now I am curious...

 

[InstImpres]

Not familiar with what you purchased but I know for example I bought a box set for 2000. It was 4 pins (1 number each), these were not individually tradable. There are other pins like the monsters inc. where a sully pin & mike pin go together, they are interlocking teardrops and 1 says best and the other says friends, these are individually tradeable

Added note: My DH just said that it sounds like they are talking about the pins that complete a big pin. He has a set of individual pins that when put together make a christmas wreath.

If this is the set from 1999 (I think) that they make the wreath is an added bonus but they are stand alones.

 

[Chickysmom]

I believe those types of sets are tradeable, or least have been, as indivisul pins. Ones that are not would be several small pins sold on a card as one pin that perhaps form a saying or picture...as the above poster stated. Each of those pins seperately made no sense, but all four together form the complete "picture". Hope that is as clear as mud now! LOL

 

[lovethattink]

I believe those types of sets are tradeable, or least have been, as indivisul pins. Ones that are not would be several small pins sold on a card as one pin that perhaps form a saying or picture...as the above poster stated. Each of those pins seperately made no sense, but all four together form the complete "picture". Hope that is as clear as mud now! LOL

True. This would also include the 4 piece date pins. Each pin was a number for the year.

 

[Luv2Roam]

When they refer to sets that need to be traded they are referring to pin sets others have mentioned that do get traded individually to CMs, but should not be.
I see them often on lanyards. And often the CM is not a pin person and doesn't know that Pluto with a large red halo behind him belongs with a 2005 boxed pin set.
Quite often those pin sets are from one on sale, and fairly cheap. They are broken ip and traded individually. Should they be accepted by a CM? No. But eventually a CM will accept it.
A pin can be part of a set, but it should stand alone. A "2" or "0" or half a pin most likely does not do anyone any good.
Someone will buy a two pin set such as Pin 24893: WDW - Best Friends (Monsters Inc Custodians) 2 Pin Set, and trade them as two pins. But they really are one.
I have traded pins like this onto a CM lanyard. But I treat it as one pin. Not two.
I try to keep the golden rul in mind when pin trading.
I have seen some pretty sad things on Cast lanyards. Once I even saw just Mr Potato Head's moustache!

 

[TallyLassie]

Thanks for everyone's help. It sounds like the pin set I bought will be fine. Hopefully, my kids will have lots of fun trading.

 

[HayGan]

I have bought several of these types of sets. I didn't have any problem trading them in the parks last year. I bought several of them during the recent sale for my upcoming trips as well.

I agree that pins should be able to stand alone not a part of set that makes a complete pin. I would never trade a 0 from the 2000 4 pin set individually. But the record pins or most of the other sets from disneyshopping.com can act as stand alone pins.

Hope that made sense!